Police seek public’s help in solving 1989 cold case

Police are re-releasing details in the 1989 murder of Donovan "Silence" Davis, who was gunned down on a South Norwalk street, in hopes of making headway in a case that has run cold.

Police are re-releasing details in the 1989 murder of Donovan "Silence" Davis, who was gunned down on a South Norwalk street, in hopes of making headway in a case that has run cold.

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Police are re-releasing details in the 1989 murder of Donovan "Silence" Davis, who was gunned down on a South Norwalk street, in hopes of making headway in a case that has run cold.

Police are re-releasing details in the 1989 murder of Donovan "Silence" Davis, who was gunned down on a South Norwalk street, in hopes of making headway in a case that has run cold.

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Police seek public’s help in solving 1989 cold case

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NORWALK — Police are re-releasing details in the 1989 murder of a Norwalk man, who was gunned down on a South Norwalk street, in hopes of making headway in a case that has run cold.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, 1989 at approximately 8:08 p.m., Officers Carl Williams and Francis Watkins were patrolling South Norwalk and came upon a male lying face down in a pool of blood in the middle of Grove Street.

Norwalk paramedics arrived and determined that the male, who was later identified as Donovan “Silence” Davis, was deceased. Davis was also known as Marlon S. Brown.

The investigation and autopsy determined that Davis had been shot in the back of the neck with a shotgun.

Witnesses stated that they heard a disturbance in the street and observed a black four-door sedan, Oldsmobile or Buick, occupied by three to four males — two black and one Hispanic — stop in the area of 7 Grove St. and confront Davis. The witness stated that a black male dressed in all black asked Davis twice, “tell me who it was.” Davis responded that he did not know and was shot in the back of the neck, police said.

A different witness provided similar information about the vehicle but described the shooter as a Hispanic male in his early 20s wearing jeans and a jean jacket. Information was also received that a black male named Eric had shot Davis over a dispute involving money.

Other witnesses stated that Eric shot Davis for a male named Cleveland Thompson who was incarcerated at the time.

Positive identification of the suspects was never made and the case remains unsolved.

Anybody with information is asked to contact Lt. Art Weisgerber at (203) 854-3028 or aweisgerber@norwalkct.org.

Anonymous internet tips can be sent through the Norwalk police website at norwalkpd.com.

Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NPD” into the text field, followed by the message and sending it to CRIMES (274637).